A sitcom safari: 25 Years of ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’
Wes Anderson’s “The Royal Tenenbaums” turns 25. Blaise Balas on the film’s sitcom bones ahead of its Sept. 22 Fargo Theatre screening.
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Manic pixie dream woman: ‘The Philadelphia Story’ at 86
“The Philadelphia Story” is one of the only screwball comedies to actually deal with the real world repercussions of its plot points.
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‘Back to the Future’ and the anatomy of fun
Many people cite “Back to the Future” as their favorite movie. It is, as has been the case for a majority of the films in the Fargo Theatre’s Centennial Film Series so far, a classic for a reason.
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A half century of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’
Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is among the most famous stories of the American counterculture. Adapted for the screen by director Milos Forman in 1975, the movie version won five Oscars and cemented itself as an immediate classic.
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And it’s a beautiful day: Coen brothers’ ‘Fargo’ 30 years later
“Fargo” endures as an American masterpiece and has not lost its unsettling appeal over the past three decades.
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